The quiet woods beyond the flooded town
Hills! At last, I reached the hills of Wytham, after walking and cycling through the waters of Botley Road past film crews and wading locals in wellies or sandals. Wytham itself was absolutely deserted, apart from the deer frantically trying to escape us (god we’re fast). A beautiful beautiful run in squishy soggy trainers. Rewarded with a return trip through the floods to wash the mud off, and two pints at the Lamb and Flag. Not strictly part of the marathon training schedule, but it’s been a hard week:
- 4 x 1 mile fast on Tuesday in the flooded University Parks
- 1 hour intervals on bike Wednesday plus weights
- 7 mile easy with hills Thursday
and I’m gearing up for 15 miles on Sunday, which is usually the farthest I can run and still feel comfortable at the end.